Notation system for music,displaying pitches in color on a keyboard chart and having rhythmic values indicated by the vertical length of said pitches

Abstract

A method of notating music which displays pitches on a pitch chart, which can be displayed in various embodiments with a range of features including: different colors for each semitone of the octave, a keyboard chart displaying rhythmic value by the vertical height of the notes, a diverse shading of notes to illustrate whether they are to be played at a high sound level or instead at a low volume, and further features of harmonic, melodic, and theoretical analysis.

1 . A method for representing music in a notation system, comprising the steps of:
 a.) musical notes on a pitch chart, where the rhythmic values of said musical notes at a given tempo are indicated by the vertical length of said musical notes on said pitch chart, and   b.) shading of said musical notes which either fades or increases to illustrate either the fading or increase in loudness of said musical notes,   
     whereby said notation system will arguably offer a substantially intuitive display for reading music, in comparison to the prior art for music notation. 
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said pitch chart is a keyboard chart showing some amount of the 88-key range of the piano. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the color of each of said musical notes within a given octave is different. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said pitch chart is displayed horizontally so that lower pitches are displayed to the left of higher pitches, and said rhythmic values elongate said musical notes vertically. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , further including designated sections for harmonic and melodic analysis along either side of said pitch chart, to be done using Roman numerals, words, and various symbols. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , further including theoretical analysis of any piece of music alongside said pitch chart in a methodical system of layers of parentheses, borders and colors designating specific sections of musical form from large scale to small scale as well as colored borders on said musical notes themselves designating which chord or aspect of melodic figuration said musical notes belong to. 
   
   
       7 . A method for representing music in a notation system which displays musical notes in different shades on a pitch chart, where the shading of said musical notes either fades or intensifies to illustrate either the fading or increase in loudness of said musical notes. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said musical notes within a given octave are of different colors. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said pitch chart is a keyboard chart showing some amount of the full 88-key range of the piano. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the rhythmic values of said musical notes at a given tempo are indicated by the vertical length of said musical notes on said pitch chart. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said pitch chart is displayed horizontally so that lower pitches are displayed to the left of higher pitches. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 7 , further including designated sections for harmonic and melodic analysis along either side of said pitch chart, to be done using Roman numerals, words and various symbols. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 7 , further including theoretical analysis of any piece of music alongside said pitch chart in a methodical system of layers of parentheses, borders and colors designating specific sections of musical form from large scale to small scale as well as colored borders on said musical notes themselves designating which chord or aspect of melodic figuration said musical notes belong to. 
   
   
       14 . A method for representing musical notes in a notation system, comprising the steps of:
 a.) displaying musical notes in such a manner that each of said musical notes within a given octave is of a different color, and   b.) pitches on a pitch chart, where the rhythmic values of said musical notes at a given tempo are indicated by the vertical length of said musical notes on said pitch chart, and   c.) a display wherein said pitch chart is a keyboard chart showing some amount of the 88-key range of the piano,   
     whereby said notation system will arguably offer a substantially intuitive display for reading music, in comparison to the prior art for music notation. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , further including designated sections for harmonic and melodic analysis alongside said pitch chart, to be done using Roman numerals, various words, and symbols. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , further including theoretical analysis of any piece of music alongside said pitch chart in a methodical system of layers of parentheses, borders and colors designating specific sections of musical form from large scale to small scale as well as colored borders on said musical notes themselves designating which chord or aspect of melodic figuration said musical notes belong to. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the shading of said pitches either fades or intensifies to illustrate either the fading or increase in loudness of said musical notes. 
   
   
       18 . A method for representing musical notes in a notation system, comprising the steps of:
 a.) pitches on a pitch chart, where the rhythmic values of said musical notes at a given tempo are indicated by the vertical length of said musical notes on said pitch chart, and   b.) displaying musical notes in such a manner that each of said musical notes within a given octave is of a different color, and   c.) a display wherein said pitch chart is a keyboard chart showing some amount of the 88-key range of the piano, and   d.) shading of said musical notes which either fades or intensifies to illustrate either the fading or increase in loudness of said musical notes,   
     whereby said notation system will arguably offer a substantially intuitive display for reading music, in comparison to the prior art for music notation. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , further including designated sections for harmonic and melodic analysis alongside said pitch chart, using Roman numerals, various words, and symbols. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , further including theoretical analysis of any piece of music alongside said pitch chart in a methodical system of layers of borders and colors designating specific sections of musical form from large scale to small scale as well as colored borders on said musical notes themselves designating which chord or aspect of melodic figuration said musical notes belong to.